Iran in the 1970's before the Islamic Revolution. This photograph reminds me of a book I read not too long ago. It's called "Zoya's Story" and it's about one woman's amazing story, about her fighting for women's rights in her home country. You should definitely read it!

Iran in the 1970s before the Islamic Revolution. Why, why did they allow themselves to be put back in regard to women's rights centuries.

World History: Iranian women in the 70's, before the Islamic revolution

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Worn at the 1883 fancy dress ball thrown by Alva Vanderbilt (mother of the famously beautiful, and tragic, Consuelo Vanderbilt) as an excuse to get The Mrs Astor to recognise her and allow the Vanderbilts entrance to the upper echelon of New York society. The ball involved 1200 guests and reportedly cost 3 million dollars.

Worn at the 1883 fancy dress ball thrown by Alva Vanderbilt (mother of the famously beautiful, and tragic, Consuelo Vanderbilt) as an excuse to get The Mrs Astor to recognise her and allow the Vanderbilts entrance to the upper echelon of New York society.The ball involved 1200 guests. This dress was worn by Alva Vanderbilt’s sister in law, Alice Claypoole Gwynn, Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Fancy dress costume, "Electric Light," by Worth, 1883, at the Museum of the City of New York. Worn by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt II (née Alice Claypoole Gwynne).

1880′s fancy dress – it’s electric! | The Dreamstress

Amazing! During WWII, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with stunning camouflage, making it appear to be a rural subdivision from the air.

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American soldiers walk by row after row of corpses lying on the ground beside barracks at the Nazi concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany, on April 17, 1945. The camp is located about 70 miles west of Leipzig. As the camp was liberated on April 12, the U.S. Army found more than 3,000 bodies, and a handful of survivors.

American soldiers walk by row after row of corpses lying on the ground beside barracks at the Nazi concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany, on April 17, 1945. The camp is located about 70 miles west of Leipzig. As the camp was liberated on April 12, the U.S. Army found more than 3,000 bodies, and a handful of survivors. A U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, via The Atlantic

A preserved loaf of bread discovered at Pompeii with impression of a baker's stamp (mid 1st century AD).

Preserved loaf of bread found in the ruins of Pompeii A loaf of bread made in the first century AD, which was discovered at Pompeii, preserved for centuries in the volcanic ashes of Mount Vesuvius. The markings visible on the top are made from a Roman bread stamp, which bakeries were required to use in order to mark the source of the loaves, and to prevent fraud. (via Ridiculously Interesting) (sigh) I’ve seen these before, but this one’s particularly beautiful.

Preserved Bread with Roman Maker's Stamp (79 A.D.) Pompeii, Italy - buried under a thick layer of volcanic ash by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the site of the town was rediscovered in 1748.

1928 cartoon showing death hovering over "Radium Girls" who died young from bone cancers after ingesting the radioactive element for years while painting watch dials. Mae Keane, the last of the radium girls, died on March 1, 2014 at the age of 107.

After Glow - 90 Years Ago Workers At The Waterbury Clock Company Began Dying After Painting Radium On Clock Dials | Issues. People. Events.

Until the mid-60s, the Aborigines came under the Flora And Fauna Act, which classified them as animals, not human beings. This also meant that killing an Aborigine meant you weren’t killing a human being, but an animal.

call-of-cthulhu: sinidentidades: Australia’s history of racism towards Aboriginals is absolutely disgusting. Until the mid-60s, indigenous Australians came under the Flora And Fauna Act, which classified them as animals, not human beings. This also meant that killing an indigenous Australian meant you weren’t killing a human being, but an animal. To this day, Australia breaks every code of the Geneva Convention when it comes to indigenous Australians and their human rights. The “publ

1962 Black Australians!

(History) Until the mid-60s, the Aborigines came under the Flora And Fauna Act, which classified them as animals, not human beings. This also meant that killing an Aborigine meant you weren’t killing a human being, but an animal.

Until the mid-60s, the Aborigines came under the Flora And Fauna Act, which classified them as animals, not human beings. This also meant that killing an Aborigine meant you weren’t killing a human being, but an animal. The White Man's Burden indeed...

Until the mid-60s, the Aborigines, or Aboriginal Australians, came under the Flora And Fauna Act that classified them as animals, not human beings. This also meant that killing an Aborigine meant you weren’t killing a human being, but an animal...

Shorpy Historical Photo Archive :: Home Dehydrating: 1942

September 1942. Canfield, Ohio. "Mrs. Frank Rogers looking at a tray of blanched pencil pod beans on the dryer on top of a coal and wood range. The beans will dehydrate in the dryer." Also a tin tray of plums waiting to turn into prunes.